Man arrested in France after bomb threat at Iran consulate
Al Jazeera
French prosecutors say no explosives found on suspect or at the Iranian consular office in Paris.
French police have arrested a man who threatened to blow himself up at Iran’s embassy in Paris.
Police found no explosives at the embassy or on the suspect who was detained there on Friday, French prosecutors said, after the embassy’s consular office reported a man had entered with ammunition.
Police arrested the suspect, born in 1963 in Iran, when he exited of his own accord after appearing to have “threatened violent action” inside, the Agence France-Presse news agency quoted the Paris prosecutor’s office as saying.
But “no explosive materials have been observed at this stage,” either on him, in his car or in the building, prosecutors said.
A police source told the Reuters news agency the man was seen about 11am (09:00 GMT) entering the consular office, carrying what appeared to be a grenade and explosive vest. Police cordoned off the area.
